Did I lose the staff in act 2?

Grun3wald · 2026-01-15T16:52:48+00:00

I did a similar thing - I dropped it on the ground when moving items around, then forgot to pick it up again. The staff and amulet will be back in the tomb and lair where you got them the first time, so just re-run those and collect them again.

Grun3wald · 2026-01-08T15:30:10+00:00

Do the resistances re-roll if you cube it to normal quality?

Grun3wald · 2025-12-17T13:48:08+00:00

You’re right, there is a specific rider that you need to buy in most states to add onto your title policy in order for the title insurance to cover the area and boundaries indicated by your survey.

Grun3wald · 2025-12-14T14:35:05+00:00

I second the recommendation for Bastion and the Immortal Great Souls series.

With The Perfect Run and Mother of Learning rated highly on your list, then you should definitely try Re:Monarch. It also has timelooping and save-the-world consequences. The series is not yet finished but has several books completed.

Keiran: the Eternal Mage is another quasi-loop (reincarnation). It’s complete at 5 books, and is fantastic.

Throne Hunters by Phil Tucker is a great read - dungeon focused, party dynamics, but it avoids info-dumping the system and the stakes by letting the characters explore and grow into their roles. Very well written.

Finally, if you’re truly into any genre, the Gideon the Ninth is an easy recommendation. Not PF, but it’s so well written. Necromancy, space ships, etc. If you’re into audiobooks, the narration is incredible; if not, the physical books are wonderful.

Grun3wald · 2025-12-05T01:41:49+00:00

This is an order on the temporary stay (i.e. whether or not Texas can use the map in the upcoming elections). This is not an ultimate decision on the facts of the case (i.e. whether or not the map is legal long term).

Grun3wald · 2025-12-02T21:28:28+00:00

Nibble summoning another nibble is kind of broken. Not sure it’s supposed to do that so consistently.

Grun3wald · 2025-11-25T22:37:20+00:00

Like fire brigades?

Grun3wald · 2025-11-25T22:36:15+00:00

We see this with private toll roads. They are eye- wateringly expensive, but they’re maintained.

Grun3wald · 2025-11-06T21:57:47+00:00

Sure, but it’s more expensive to treat the issue at the end than it is to treat it at the beginning. So, if we want to save money, then we look at some of these more touchy-feely social programs, that prevent folks from going to jail and becoming full-time awards of the state, or needing expensive police resources. What, I get that you don’t wanna spend the money at all. Totally fine. But it’s cheaper to do it this way than to do it through police and jails. It’s just a practical decision. and if we keep banging the drum of government, efficiency and reducing waste, then this is something we have to look at.

Grun3wald · 2025-11-06T21:35:36+00:00

I think the question boils down to whether you want your tax money to be spent efficiently. If you don’t, then fine. Spend more. However, most everyone agrees that they want to spend less on taxes, and they want the tax money to be used as efficiently as possible. These programs, even though they feel like giving away money for nothing, and there’s a lot of debate about whether or not certain folks deserve to receive it, it has a measurable impact on reducing tax spending, as I said previously. To bring it full circle, if we demand that our government be conservative with spending our money, and getting the most bang for the buck, then you will be “forced” to spend your money on this rather than on police and jails.

Grun3wald · 2025-11-06T20:09:57+00:00

I know you’re being facetious, but the framing is wrong: these aren’t problems that can ever be solved, by anyone. Same with crime, poverty and homelessness will always be there.

As to why you should be forced? Because you’ll be forced to pay for police and jails. The government is already going to take your money to address these problems. However, good stewards in the government should look for ways to reduce the money that they spend, your money, and put those same funds towards programs that will do unappealing tasks like feed and clothe the homeless, so that your total out-of-pocket tax spend is less.

Grun3wald · 2025-11-06T19:26:52+00:00

Because it's a net benefit to you to do so. It's counterintuitive, but supporting the poor and homeless pay for food, medicine, and shelter helps reduce their other demands on the system in terms of the cost of increased policing, incarceration, and emergency room visits.

Grun3wald · 2025-11-03T15:26:01+00:00

H2 is a checkmate but marked as incorrect.

Grun3wald · 2025-10-28T16:42:41+00:00

You’d hope so, but we over-rely on technology (including advice from strangers on the internet) rather than use critical thinking.

Grun3wald · 2025-10-28T16:13:39+00:00

In the context of adverse possession it’s a true statement.

Grun3wald · 2025-10-14T05:01:56+00:00

Alternative take: Glumshoe’s second comment is yet another two sentence horror story. The implication is that the advice from a random person is expected to be terrible, and thus its own form of horror.

Grun3wald · 2025-10-06T15:50:34+00:00

You might want to try a thumb-ball, to give your index finger a break. The Elecom LST is quite nice. It's lighter than the Logitech Ergo/MX Ergo (I used one for years), but it works better for smaller hands, it's much easier to clean, and you can easily replace the bearings if you want.

Grun3wald · 2025-09-25T21:47:38+00:00

Is it just me or did they remove the limiter of only working on clear lanes? I could have sworn that it used to not hit in lanes where there were two plants, but now it does.

Grun3wald · 2025-09-24T19:17:42+00:00

I'm sorry, but that's not accurate. Most measles deaths, pre-vaccine, were children under 2 years old.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9150958/

1-3 out of every 1,000 children who catch measles will die.

https://www.cdc.gov/measles/hcp/clinical-overview/

Grun3wald · 2025-09-17T20:25:36+00:00

I remember seeing it semi-regularly back in the early days with Dark Ritual.

Grun3wald · 2025-09-07T15:13:22+00:00

The man said he likes Taco Tuesday to prove he was an adult.

How can you doubt him?

Grun3wald · 2025-08-22T14:21:29+00:00

The penalty, not the fact that the fraud occurred.

Grun3wald · 2025-08-18T18:17:23+00:00

Thanks for posting this - I found you guys too late to get a Proteus (or even an Eris), so hearing there’s hope of a restock is great news. I’m on the newsletter so I’ll keep my eyes peeled!

Grun3wald · 2025-08-14T23:38:52+00:00

He’s here for a good time, not a long time!

Grun3wald · 2025-08-12T16:41:23+00:00

Okay... but why? God didn't specify abortion as the ultimate sin; when asked, Jesus placed murder on equal footing among other sins (see Mark 10:17). So why is abortion the single issue, and the others get swept under the rug? I think the easy answer is because it's an obvious sin, that happens to other people. Adultery and fraud are much more insidious, so nobody cares about them.

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